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Buy Low, Sell High

February 17, 2012
Sure, the price of Apple stock has had a good run in the last six months, but what about West Marine (WMAR)? It’s gone from a low of $7.01 in early October to a high of $13.41 yesterday. More »

Flirty or Filthy?

February 15, 2012
Tanya’s look is…you tell us. © 2012 Rick Meyerhoff Well, we’re rarely at a loss for words, but we just can’t put our finger on the correct adjective for this woman’s expression. More »

Where Do You Get Your Info?

February 13, 2012
"I’m taking off cruising this year and — this is the really great part — not coming back," writes Tom O’Neill of the San Diego-based Catalina 30 Calypso. "But in this world of tons of instant info, I’m wondering what is the best way for a cruiser such as myself to get good weather forecasts when heading south. More »

AC34 on S.F. Bay – Place Your Bets

February 10, 2012
C.W. Nevius, who writes about the America’s Cup from time to time for the San Francisco Chronicle, doesn’t know shit about sailing. He proved that yesterday by writing some nonsense  about "tacking to leeward." More »

Somali Pirates and a Lightning Romance

January 30, 2012
"My husband John and I, who had chartered the Leopard 45 ‘ti Profligate, just happened to bump into Roger Hayward of the Long Beach-based Catalina Morgan 440 La Palapa, while at the Bitter End YC at Gorda Sound in the British Virgins," reports International Cub Reporter Lynn Ringseis of Novato. More »

Where Do the Years Go?

January 27, 2012
It’s come to our attention that early March will mark the 35th anniversary of the day that the publisher of this magazine, assisted by Kathleen McCarthy, put together the first issue of Latitude 38. More »

Wit and Wisdom

The current plight of the Costa Concordia reminds us of a comment attributed to Churchill by James C. Humes in his book The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill:" It’s hard to picture the great statesman playing shuffleboard. More »

Clarifying Italian Yacht Taxes

Dave Wallace of the Puerto Escondido-based Amel Maramu Air-Ops reports he has some additional information on the daily boat taxes the Italians are going to be laying on owners of Italian and foreign yachts starting on May 1. More »